About two dozen people attended a rally for an arena revote Sunday. Not exactly an overwhelming show of support.
Mayor Carlos Mayans attended, saying that he wasn’t opposing the arena but was all for accountability. "This is not as much about the arena than it is about their frustrations," he said of those attending the rally.
Well, no — the rally was to call for a revote on the arena to scuttle the project.
Did any WE Bloggers show up?
Posted by Randy Scholfield
It seems like everybody has an opinion about John Edwards’ decision to keep running for the Democratic presidential nomination despite his wife’s cancer comeback. Many, including lots of conservative Republicans, praise their determination. Some think it’s selfish or strange not to refocus their lives on her health and their young kids. But few could criticize the admirable grace and strength both John and Elizabeth Edwards showedon "60 Minutes" Sunday (see CBS photo), even though her breast cancer has metastasized not only to a rib but also, they newly revealed, to a "hot spot" in her right hip. She said, persuasively, "If I had given up everything that my life was about — first of all, I’d let cancer win before it needed to."
They certainly invite scrutiny by doing "60 Minutes" and remaining on the trail, but it seems strange that so many are so willing to pass judgment on this family’s painful choice and so quick to boil it down to what it means politically.
Posted by Rhonda Holman
As it is, Kansans who initially leave the state for college must pay out-of-state tuition if they are away more than a year. A smart bill that has passed out of the House and Senate — and whose champions include Rep. Brenda Landwehr, R-Wichita, and Sen. Jean Schodorf, R-Wichtia — would extend the window of opportunity to still pay in-state tuition to within five years after a Kansan had left the state. As local and state leaders plot how to retain as well as attract new workers, this legislation could be a useful tool, providing an incentive for those suffering from second thoughts to come home to a Kansas campus.
Posted by Rhonda Holman
While schools are spending much time and millions in tax dollars to help low-performing students meet the No Child Left Behind law’s mandates, many gifted and talented students are the ones being left behind.
Because there is little funding for special programs to support and encourage our brightest students, “these students lose interest in their passions, become frustrated and unmotivated from the lack of challenge their school curricula provides them,” according to an article by two Duke University education professors. Many gifted students drop out before graduating from high school because of this lack of academic challenge. “As a result, they become our lost talent,” the professors wrote.
Another misconception is that gifted and talented students are the children of privilege. “Giftedness” cannot be bought or learned; it is not determined by gender, religion, economics or skin color. It is just that — a gift. And what a waste of these gifts if we don’t put effort into helping gifted and talented students meet their potential.
Posted by Patrice Hein
The following satirical headlines come from borowitzreport.com:
PRESIDENT OF IRAN DECLARES WAR ON SPARTA; Vows to Nuke 300 Warriors
GIULIANI’S EX-WIVES MARCH ON WASHINGTON; Police Estimate Crowd at 200,000
BUSH STRIPS LIBBY OF NICKNAME; President: ‘I Hardly Knew the Man’
I WON’T BACK GINGRICH, SAYS SATAN; Former House Speaker Loses Longtime Supporter
NCAA RENAMES MARCH MADNESS ‘MARCH BIPOLAR DISORDER’; Under Pressure from National Institute of Mental Health
Posted by Phillip Brownlee
